Lot #852 - BETTY CUTHBERT'S WORLD RECORD PLAQUES
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Sporting Memorabilia
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Sale Date:19 Sep 2016 ~ 10am - Session 1: Lots 1 - 424
20 Sep 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 425 - 636
20 Sep 2016 ~ 1pm - Sessin 3: Lots 637 - 876 -
Lot #:852
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Lot Description:BETTY CUTHBERT'S WORLD RECORD PLAQUES
display comprising four World Record plaques awarded to Betty Cuthbert, 4x100m Relay 44.9 seconds 1.12.1956, Melbourne, Australia; 4x100m Relay 44.5 seconds 1.12.1956, Melbourne, Australia (the Australian relay team - Shirley Strickland, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor & Betty Cuthbert, broke the World Record twice in an hour in the heats at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics); 4x110 Yards Relay 45.6 seconds 5.12.1956 Sydney, Australia; 4x200m Relay/4x220 yards Relay 1minute 36.3 seconds 5.12.1956 Sydney, Australia (The Australian Relay team broke two more World records in the post-Olympics meeting in Sydney - the first team included Shirley Strickland, the second team included Marlene Mathews). Window mounted with a signed photograph of Betty Cuthbert, overall 56x45cm. -
Estimate:A$12,000 - 15,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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